DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

1:In moving from the position of a worker to that of a supervisor, what basic behavioral changes should you anticipate?
2:In making the transition to supervisor in the same department, how would you go about building a supervisor-employee relationship with an employee you were close friends with before the switch?
3:If you were the director of human resources, how would you communicate with and try to change the attitude of a new supervisor who had become overly impressed with the power of his or her new position?
4:How will you balance home life and work life so that one does not jeopardize the other?

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